Skirt belt



Feb. 13, 1923..

H. L. GREENBERG SKIRT BELT Filed June 15, 1921 Patented net. is, was;

HYMAN L. GBEENBERG, F PORTLAND, MAINE.

SKIRT BELT.

Application filed .Tune 13, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HYMAN L. GREEN- BERG, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt Belts, ofwhichthe following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to a belt for attach 1o ment to the inside of askirt at the upper end around the waist.

Such skirts are usually made with a straight belt or waist band whichthe weight of the skirt tends to sag and to get out of place both at thefront and rear.

The pulling down of the waist band across the abdomen and over the smallof the back produces an injurious pressure upon the wearer beside givingthe skirt an awkward appearance.

The object of my invention is to attach to the inside of the skirt atits extreme upper end a belt which shall have a relatively broad bearingsurface at both the front and the rear so that the weight of the skirtand the pressure of the waist band will be more largely distributed andmore easily carried than the ordinary skirt while presenting a far morepleasing appearance.

My invention consists of a belt provided both at front and rear with adrop or downward extension. that at the front ex tending across theabdomen and that at the rear extending across the small of the back. Thedrop at both the back and the rear is quite considerable as comparedwith the width of the belt so that a large bearing surface is createdfor sustaining the weight of the skirt.

Preferably at the rear portion of the belt a section of elastic webbingis inserted so that the belt will conform to the curve of the figurewhile at the front the straight extension or drop will hold the abdomenin 45 a vertically straight position. stiffening members are insertedinto the belt to hold it from collapsing and as I prefer to constructit, stiffening members extend downwardly through the belt proper and theex- 50 tensions so as to hold all the parts in a properly extendedposition.

Serial No. 477,058.

The belt is made of relatively stiff material and is as stated, providedwith boning or stiffening members.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 have illustrated a perspective view of myskirt belt unconnected with the supporting skirt. It consists of thebelt proper l fastened together at the side in the usual way in any wellknown manner as by hooks and eyes 2. At the front portion there is adrop or downward extension 3 added to the lower edge of the belt and atthe rear portion is a downward extension d preferably attached in twoparts, one on each side of the center line.

As here shown, at the center of the back portion of the belt and betweenextensions 4 is a section of elastic webbing 5 which imparts to the rearof the belt a pliable or yielding character which enables it to conformto the body of the wearer.

The belt is provided with vertical boning 7 attached at various pointsfor the purpose of preventing it from collapsing edgewise and similarboning 6 extends downward through the belt proper and the extensions,stiffening them and preventing them from curling upward or collapsing.

The belt is designed to be attached inside of the skirt at the extremeupper edge of both the belt and the skirt so that the belt is onlyconfined to the skirt by a single line and is free to conform itself tothe body of the wearer and to form a bearing surface for sustaining theweight of the skirt.

This skirt belt while adding greatly to the comfort of women adds muchto the fit and appearance of the skirt.

1 claim A skirt belt for attachment to the inside of a skirt havingvertically disposed stiffening members throughout substantially thewhole of its circumference, a drop or extension at both front and rearwith a section at the rear composed of elastic webhing to produce astraight front and formfitting rear portion.

HYMAN L. GREENBERG.

